Pizy

Exactly what we deserved. You let shit teams hang around and they always have a chance.

Our attacking play has ground to a halt since the goal. Moving it about so slowly and playing right into Newcastles hands. Hazard hasn't been involved at all because it's so congested. We really need him in his correct position and to bring Giroud on.

Can Willian please have his once in 15 brilliant matches today? Pretty please? The tater Tots always seem to lose to United and I expect them to do so tomorrow. I don't want those cunts breathing down our necks. Especially with Arse next up for us.

Said a few days ago that a false nine against yet another parked bus would be a mistake and sure enough... 😩 Expect loads of possession and passing around in the final third without being able to break through the double decker Benitez will have set up. Hope I'm wrong and the lads will be buoyed by the Arse result.

Tremendous bang for our buck. Really was a bargain of a signing for just 32m or whatever it was. What a first season he had. While he obviously won't be regarded as a Chelsea legend, he's certainly a PL legend. Will miss him!

Yes, if we are after a direct, like for like replacement for Cesc then Paredes is the choice. Barella for me has the much higher ceiling and can fit in any of the 3 midfield spots.

Feels like last summer before Sarri came in all over again. We all knew deals were being worked on but we moved at glacial speed. Fabregas said his public goodbyes a week ago and that deal isn't done yet. We've known that we need a striker for months and still haven't done anything. Ironically enough, we were able to immedietly tie down Pulisic who would be the most expensive of any target we would be after.

I really think that the club view Willian on the same level as Hazard. That he is untouchable.

With Pulisic coming in the summer I would much rather we just offload Willian and let them send Malcom elsewhere. He's no better than Willian. We wouldn't need Pulisic, Pedro, and Malcom.

So very strange that Barca are so enamoured by Willian. He's so clearly not top level anymore. If he was any other nationality than Brazilian I don't think they'd have a second look.

Can't compare Higuain to Giroud. The former is a modern, all around striker who can finish from anywhere around the box and carries the ball in space well. Can also make runs off the shoulder of defenders and spin in behind onto a through ball. Giroud is the classic target man #9 who will only really score from inside the box these days. Higuain isn't ideal but let us not forget that he has been a world class #9 in recent years and done the business at multiple big clubs.

So in other words nothing this week.

This seems to have gone pretty quiet. Very strange that Cesc hasn't been announced either when everyone and their mother knows he's signed his contract with Monaco.

Higuain is an excellent finisher from pretty much all ranges. One of his best characteristics is his powerful long shot.

Would be very Chelsea-like, wouldn't it?

When he was first trying to establish Chelsea as an elite club I'm sure he was very hands on and wanted the hot new toy. I think he's way more hands off these days when it comes to player personnel. Probably only gets involved in approving high priced buys and hiring/sacking managers. I doubt he instructs the board to buy specific players.

Any time I see headlines stating that "Abromovic wants so-and-so" I laugh. As if he's a transfer muppet like we are who watches individual players at other clubs. I doubt Roman is involved even a little bit in identifying players. Only time he becomes involved is when he gives the okay to splash huge money.

Benitez will once again have them set up extremely deep and ready to spring on a counter. Remember how embarrassing they were the last time we played yet still almost stole a point? Hopefully no false 9 because it simply doesn't work when the opposition is crammed in their penalty areas. Giroud must start.

A striker I'd love for us to splash 100m on. Monster.

You'd have to assume that with Bayern's director and coach talking about him so openly and brazenly that they're confident he's moving. He and his agent have made it clear. At this point it's just about milking them for as much as possible.

Last thing I'll say about this match. Kante is getting better and better going forward. He's now a legitimate threat on goal and is ever improving at surging forward with the ball. Even beating players with a dribble. That's great to see. He was great today.

Not the ideal striker but couldn't possibly be worse than Morata surely. If he were to come in and even just feast on the small teams it would be a huge bonus, nevermind the elite sides. Still, I'd only have him either on loan or a very short term contract.

We've spent £70m on a top keeper, £60m on Pulisic. Why can't we go out this month and pay literally whatever it takes to sign a striker? Icardi or Cavani, fucking someone who will finally settle the position for years to come. We can push Spuds for that 3rd spot if we do that. We will really struggle to fend off Arse and United if we don't.

Actually encouraged by a lot of what I saw today. We were completely dominant in the second half. Impressed we were able to totally dominate all areas of the pitch against a strong Spuds side. Kane, Alli, and Eriksen did nothing at all, not even a sniff of danger for 99% of the game. But once more we show our board and owner that we are desperate for a top striker. That would literally transform the whole side. Will they act?

I like Ross but he's just not right for certain matches and I've said this before. He's not proactive enough and he's not quick-thinking enough. Kovacic is miles better than he is. He should only be starting against small teams.